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1977 William Salter – It Is So Beautiful To Be

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It Is So Beautiful To Be is the only album from singer/songwriter/producer William Salter. It was released in 1977 (T.K. Productions)

Tracks

1  You Got Style (Ralph MacDonald; William Salter) 04:11
2  It Is So Beautiful To Be (Ralph MacDonald; William Salter) 04:11
3  Let’s Be Lovers Again (Allanah Salter; Ralph MacDonald; William Salter) 04:11
4  If You Can Believe (Ralph MacDonald; William Salter) 03:49
5  Lena (Andrew Primus; Ralph MacDonald; William Salter) 03:36
6  You (Ralph MacDonald; William Salter) 04:28
7  Three Days Of Flowers (Ralph MacDonald; William Salter) 04:15
8  When You Smile (Ralph MacDonald; William Salter) 04:01

Musicians

BassAnthony Jackson
DrumsSteve Gadd
GuitarEric Gale
GuitarHugh McCracken
Steel GuitarEric Weissberg
BanjoEric Weissberg
Fender RhodesRichard Tee
PianoRichard Tee
SynthesizerBob James
HornsEddie Daniels
HornsGeorge Coleman
HornsHarold Vick
HornsSeldon Powell
HornsVictor Paz
HornsWaymon Reed
PercussionRalph MacDonald
PercussionRubens Bassini

Other Musicians

1 You Got Style

FlugelhornJon Faddis
TrumpetJon Faddis
Background VocalsFrank Floyd
Background VocalsGwen Guthrie
Background VocalsPatti Austin
Background VocalsRay Simpson
Background VocalsVivian Cherry
Background VocalsZachary Sanders


2 It Is So Beautiful To Be

FluteEddie Daniels
PercussionRubens Bassini
Background VocalsFrank Floyd
Background VocalsGwen Guthrie
Background VocalsPatti Austin
Background VocalsRay Simpson
Background VocalsVivian Cherry
Background VocalsZachary Sanders


3 Let’s Be Lovers Again

PianoDon Grolnick
SaxEddie Daniels
Background VocalsLani Groves
Background VocalsPatti Austin
Background VocalsTony Wells
Background VocalsFrank Floyd
Background VocalsGwen Guthrie
Background VocalsRay Simpson
Background VocalsVivian Cherry
Background VocalsZachary Sanders
Background VocalsWilliam Eaton


4 If You Can Believe

SynthesizerBob James
Background VocalsFrank Floyd
Background VocalsGwen Guthrie
Background VocalsPatti Austin
Background VocalsRay Simpson
Background VocalsVivian Cherry
Background VocalsZachary Sanders


5 Lena

Guitar (solo)Eric Gale
Background VocalsDoug Franklin
Background VocalsKenny Karen
Background VocalsLeslie Miller
Background VocalsPatti Austin
Background VocalsTony Wells
Background VocalsValerie Simpson


6 You

Background VocalsBrenda White
Background VocalsDeborah McDuffie
Background VocalsFrank Floyd
Background VocalsGwen Guthrie
Background VocalsRay Simpson
Background VocalsZachary Sanders


7 Three Days Of Flowers

SynthesizerBob James
Background VocalsDoug Franklin
Background VocalsKenny Karen
Background VocalsLeslie Miller
Background VocalsPatti Austin
Background VocalsTony Wells
Background VocalsValerie Simpson


8 When You Smile

SaxEddie Daniels
TrumpetWaymon Reed
Background VocalsFrank Floyd
Background VocalsLani Groves
Background VocalsPatti Austin
Background VocalsZachary Sanders

Strings – Alfred Brown, Avram Weiss, Charles Libove, David Nadien, Diana Halprin, Eugene Moye, Harry Lookofsky, Julien Barber, Matthew Raimondi, Noel Pointer, Richard Sortomme, Sanford Allen, Selwart Clarke, Seymour Barab

Liner Notes

Producer – Ralph MacDonald, William Eaton, William Salter
Arranged By – William Eaton
Conductor – William Eaton
Coordinator – Diane Johnson
Coordinator (Assistant) – Judith Slaughter, Vickie Saratore
Engineer – Richard Alderson
Engineer (Assistant) – Ed Heath, Eric Bowman

Art Direction, Design – Howard Smiley, Richard Roth
Painting – David A. Leffel
Photography – Martin Cohen

Mixed At Rosebud Recording Studio
Recorded At Rosebud Recording Studio
Phonographic Copyright T.K. Productions Inc
Copyright T.K. Productions Inc

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